What are the responsibilities and job description for the Human Spaceflight System Safety Engineer position at Qualified Technical Services, Inc?
Work Location: Houston, TX - NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) - Hybrid
Minimum Citizenship: U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
Clearance: US Government (Public Trust)
JOB DESCRIPTION: Human Spaceflight System Safety Engineer
We offer an exciting and challenging opportunity to support NASA’s present and future human spaceflight programs at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, under the Safety and Mission Assurance Engineering Contract (SMAEC). This is an exciting time to make history with the NASA Safety & Mission Assurance (S&MA) team, assuring continuous human presence on the International Space Station and returning humans to the Moon and on to Mars. You will work in a collaborative environment comprised of NASA engineers, mission operations specialists, and commercial spaceflight experts. You will apply design and operations knowledge/expertise in various areas of S&MA, such as; system safety, reliability, quality engineering/assurance, software safety, risk management, etc. This position specifically supports the International Space Station Program safety review process.
Specific tasks may include:
- Evaluation of products, including hazard analysis, design verification analysis, reliability and maintainability analysis, hardware qualification, and acceptance test reports
- Evaluation of changes to requirements, materials, processes, and procedures for potential impacts to flight safety and mission success
- Evaluation of spacecraft design and operations for compliance with NASA S&MA requirements and system certification limits / constraints
- Assist with the development and effective implementation of S&MA requirements, processes, and procedures
- Perform qualitative and quantitative risk assessments and trade studies
- Identify, characterize, and provide recommendations regarding the mitigation of safety and mission assurance risks to senior management
- Participation in failure analysis and problem resolution
REQUIREMENTS: Human Spaceflight System Safety Engineer
Education: Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace preferred)
Year(s) of Experience: 3 years of related experience
Minimum Citizenship: U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
Required Skills and Traits:
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
- Technical excellence, integrity, and self-initiative
- Ability to work effectively across multiple organizations / stakeholders and within a teaming environment to get results
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Power Point, Excel)
- Experience with spacecraft design, test and verification, maintenance, and operations
- S&MA experience with emphasis on system safety (hazard analysis) and reliability analyses to inform and influence design, test, and verification activities, and planned flight operations
- Experience performing root cause analysis and developing fault trees
- High degree of technical excellence, integrity, and self-initiative
Qualified Technical Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions at Qualified Technical Services, Inc. are made based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.
